3 Feb 2014

Teacher punished over classroom porn

8:44 pm on 3 February 2014

A teacher has been suspended after admitting watching pornography in the classroom when students were present.

The Teacher's Disciplinary Tribunal has suspended the man's teaching licence for three months.

A student also accused the teacher of masturbating during a lunch break, but he denies the allegation.

Tribunal's chairman Kenneth Johnston says the admission of watching pornography was enough to revoke the teacher's licence without proving the masturbation claim.

The names of the teacher and the school are suppressed.